There’s a close off the Royal Mile so narrow you’d pass it a hundred times without a glance. Sonny stops, turns and waits for us to notice it. Then he guides us in. Inside is an Edinburgh the guidebooks don’t keep. And the man holding the key knows these streets in a way no…
Tell people you’re taking your teenagers on a family trip abroad and watch their faces wince. The one that says good luck with that. We took ours, ages 13 and 16, to Central Scotland this past summer with UnTours, and I’m here to report back from the other side: it was one of the…
Oaxaca is irresistible, a center of Mexican art and tradition, Indigenous culture, and above all, food! This state is the culinary heart of the nation, and Oaxaca City offers up vivid food halls, ubiquitous street food, and a restaurant scene that rivals larger cities. Our UnTour was a perfect way to taste Oaxaca. We…
Some trips take you somewhere new. Others take you back. Every so often, a story lands in our inbox that reminds us exactly why we do what we do, and this is one of them. It comes from a longtime UnTourist whose parents traveled with us in our earliest days, and who recently returned to…
Some trips you plan. Others feel like they’ve been waiting for you. Ours was the second kind. In 2024, we went to Budapest as a family — three generations of us, my mom included, whose own parents were both born in Hungary. We didn’t travel there to see Budapest so much as to feel…
For over 50 years, UnTours has believed that the best travel happens when you slow down, go deeper and truly connect with the places and people you’re visiting. We’re excited to reintroduce you to our cruise collection. We have made meaningful changes to ensure every journey on water aligns with the UnTours way of travelling. …
And she still has a favorite destination—we had to ask. There are milestones, and then there are moments that make you stop and say: wow, look how far we’ve come together. This year, UnTours turns 50. Half a century of helping curious, independent travelers unpack once, settle in and discover what it truly…
Some travelers come to us knowing exactly what they want. Others arrive at UnTours through something harder to name — a feeling, a hunch, an answer a grandson gives when you ask him where he’d like to go. Germany. And what would he like to do there? Just be there. So wise. If you’ve…
There’s a moment that happens to almost every UnTourist in Vienna. You settle into a curved bentwood chair, a copper tray lands softly in front of you — a Melange in a porcelain cup, a small glass of water beside it — and something in you just… exhales. You’re not in a hurry. Nobody…
Advent is a much-beloved season in Germany, celebrated in church and in private homes. Every child has an Advent calendar, either store-bought or homemade, and filled by the parents with candy, coins, and small toys. Lighting a candle on the Advent wreath each Sunday afternoon is a ritual celebrated in many families, usually accompanied…